Lot 123 · Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints
Pretty Tulips (Scottish Arts Council 115)
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,245–$9,367
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints, London · 27 September 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4028982
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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David Hockney, Pretty Tulips (Scottish Arts Council 115). Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2011, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4028982.
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David Hockney, Pretty Tulips (Scottish Arts Council 115). Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2011, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4028982.
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